In 2025, stock markets in the United States accounted for roughly ** percent of world stocks. The next largest country by stock market share was China, followed by the European Union as a whole. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ are the largest stock exchange operators worldwide. What is a stock exchange? The first modern publicly traded company was the Dutch East Industry Company, which sold shares to the general public to fund expeditions to Asia. Since then, groups of companies have formed exchanges in which brokers and dealers can come together and make transactions in one space. Stock market indices group companies trading on a given exchange, giving an idea of how they evolve in real time. Appeal of stock ownership Over half of adults in the United States are investing money in the stock market. Stocks are an attractive investment because the possible return is higher than offered by other financial instruments.

The value of the DJIA index amounted to ****** at the end of June 2025, up from ********* at the end of March 2020. Global panic about the coronavirus epidemic caused the drop in March 2020, which was the worst drop since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average index – additional information The Dow Jones Industrial Average index is a price-weighted average of 30 of the largest American publicly traded companies on New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and includes companies like Goldman Sachs, IBM and Walt Disney. This index is considered to be a barometer of the state of the American economy. DJIA index was created in 1986 by Charles Dow. Along with the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 indices, it is amongst the most well-known and used stock indexes in the world. The year that the 2018 financial crisis unfolded was one of the worst years of the Dow. It was also in 2008 that some of the largest ever recorded losses of the Dow Jones Index based on single-day points were registered. On September 29, 2008, for instance, the Dow had a loss of ****** points, one of the largest single-day losses of all times. The best years in the history of the index still are 1915, when the index value increased by ***** percent in one year, and 1933, year when the index registered a growth of ***** percent.

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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of almost ** trillion U.S. dollars as of June 2025. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, PINK Exchange, and the Frankfurt Exchange. What is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century. Other functions of a stock exchange Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.

While the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused all major stock market indices to fall sharply in March 2020, both the extent of the decline at this time, and the shape of the subsequent recovery, have varied greatly. For example, on March 15, 2020, major European markets and traditional stocks in the United States had shed around 40 percent of their value compared to January 5, 2020. However, Asian markets and the NASDAQ Composite Index only shed around 20 to 25 percent of their value. A similar story can be seen with the post-coronavirus recovery. As of November 14, 2021 the NASDAQ composite index value was around 65 percent higher than in January 2020, while most other markets were only between 20 and 40 percent higher.

Why did the NASDAQ recover the quickest?

Based in New York City, the NASDAQ is famously considered a proxy for the technology industry as many of the world’s largest technology industries choose to list there. And it just so happens that technology was the sector to perform the best during the coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, many of the largest companies who benefitted the most from the pandemic such as Amazon, PayPal and Netflix, are listed on the NADSAQ, helping it to recover the fastest of the major stock exchanges worldwide.

Which markets suffered the most?

The energy sector was the worst hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, oil companies share prices suffered large declines over 2020 as demand for oil plummeted while workers found themselves no longer needing to commute, and the tourism industry ground to a halt. In addition, overall share prices in two major stock exchanges – the London Stock Exchange (as represented by the FTSE 100 index) and Hong Kong (as represented by the Hang Seng index) – have notably recovered slower than other major exchanges. However, in both these, the underlying issue behind the slower recovery likely has more to do with political events unrelated to the coronavirus than it does with the pandemic – namely Brexit and general political unrest, respectively.

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Short term stress of covid 19 on world major stock indices The main objective of this study is to check short term stress of COVID 19 on the American European Asian and Pacific stock market indices furthermore the correlation between all the stock markets during the pandemic Secondary data of 41 stock exchange from 32 countries have been collected from investing com website from 1st July 2019 to 14th May 2020 for the stock market and the COVID 19 data has been collected according to the

Context

COVID-19 or Corona Virus is on anyone's lips, since it has affected (and still affecting) a lot of aspects in our lives. From when the virus was first considered a pandemic until now, it has driven the markets crazy, having one of the most significant effects on the past years. No one was able to predict this and none of the financial models was prepared for the huge change the market has suffered. This dataset aims to explain the market evolution before and after the COVID-19

Content

Financial historical data from the World Major Indices, including: Shanghai, FTSE MIB, S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow 30, Euro Stoxx 50, and much more. The dataset contains: OHLC values, the Volume and the Currency.

Note that the dataset has been generated using investpy an open-source Python package to extract financial data from Investing.com, and you can find all the usage information and documentation at: https://github.com/alvarobartt/investpy.

Inspiration

This dataset aims to explain the market evolution before and after the COVID-19 so as to extract conclusions based on just market data or maybe aggregating external data such as news reports, tweets, etc. so feel free to use this dataset and combine it with others so that we, the community, can develop useful kernels so as to analyse and understand this situation and its impacts. So it is also an open call to researchers, data scientists, financial analysts, etc. so to collaborate together in a market study on the impacts of COVID-19.

Acknowledgements

This dataset been created by Álvaro Bartolomé del Canto using investpy so as to retrieve the historical data from Investing.com. Also, the banner image is property of Investing.com since it is an Investing.com Weekly Comic.

The NYSE U.S. 100 Index tracks the largest U.S. companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This statistic shows the leading 20 companies on the NYSE U.S. 100 Index by market capitalization. As of January 28, 2024 the multinational conglomerate company ****************** ranked as the first, with a market capitalization of over *** billion euros. This was followed by ********* and ***************, with market capitalizations amounting to *** billion and *** billion euros respectively. NYSE U.S. 100 Index vs. Nasdaq 100 Index The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq are the largest two stock exchanges in the world, but they differ in the kinds of companies they list. The NYSE is known to list stable and long-lasting firms, commonly referred to as “blue-chip” companies. In contrast, the Nasdaq is renowned for listing the world’s biggest companies, mainly from the tech industry. Similar to the NYSE U.S. 100 Index, the Nasdaq 100 Index tracks the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange, including both U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The leader of the NYSE U.S. 100 index: Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway, the leader of the NYSE U.S. 100 Index, was also among the world's largest companies by revenue in 2023. The company is a multinational conglomerate and holding company with insurance as its core business and interests in other sectors such as railroad, utilities and energy, finance. In fact, Berkshire was the world's biggest insurance company by revenue in 2023. As a holding company, it has significant stakes in some of the world’s largest companies, including Apple, Bank of America and Coca-Cola. With its diverse background in various businesses and industries, Berkshire Hathaway had a total revenue of *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023.

China's main stock market index, the SHANGHAI, rose to 3534 points on July 18, 2025, gaining 0.50% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 5.13% and is up 18.52% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from China. China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Dataset

This dataset was created by Akshat Zala

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Contents

Major world's stock indices Daily its updated

The NYSE World Leaders Index tracks the performance of the 100 largest U.S. domiciled stocks and the 100 largest non-U.S. domiciled stocks that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange by market capitalization. The value of the index amounted to 13,153.85 at the end of February 2025, which was the highest index point observed since September 2013.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index dropped around ***** points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered and peaked at ********* points as of November 24, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the DJIA index stood at a little over ****** points. U.S. markets suffer as virus spreads The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a turbulent period for stock markets – the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded dramatic drops. At the start of February, some analysts remained optimistic that the outbreak would ease. However, the increased spread of the virus started to hit investor confidence, prompting a record plunge in the stock markets. The Dow dropped by more than ***** points in the week from February 21 to February 28, which was a fall of **** percent – its worst percentage loss in a week since October 2008. Stock markets offer valuable economic insights The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that monitors the share prices of the 30 largest companies in the United States. By studying the performance of the listed companies, analysts can gauge the strength of the domestic economy. If investors are confident in a company’s future, they will buy its stocks. The uncertainty of the coronavirus sparked fears of an economic crisis, and many traders decided that investment during the pandemic was too risky.

Key information about Russia RTS

• Russia RTS closed at 1,142.4 points in Feb 2025, compared with 949.5 points at the previous month end
• Russia Equity Market Index: Month End: RTS data is updated monthly, available from Sep 1995 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 1,055.6 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,459.9 points in May 2008 and a record low of 43.8 points in Sep 1998

RTS Stock Exchange provides daily data on 11 major stock market indices, but the RTS index is the one most closely monitored by analysts

Key information about Canada S&P/TSX Composite

• Canada S&P/TSX Composite closed at 25,393.5 points in Feb 2025, compared with 25,533.1 points at the previous month end
• Canada Equity Market Index: Month End: TMX: S&P/TSX Composite data is updated monthly, available from May 2002 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 13,818.0 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 25,648.0 points in Nov 2024 and a record low of 6,180.4 points in Sep 2002

Toronto Stock Exchange provides daily data on several major stock market indices, but the S&P/TSX Composite index is the one most closely monitored by analysts

The average for 2021 based on 87 countries was 32.21 percent. The highest value was in Venezuela: 991.39 percent and the lowest value was in Botswana: -6.38 percent. The indicator is available from 1984 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Key information about Turkey BIST National 100

• Turkey BIST National 100 closed at 116,524.8 points in Jun 2020, compared with 105,520.5 points at the previous month end
• Turkey Equity Market Index: Month End: TRY: BIST National 100 data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Jun 2020, with an average number of 15,208.8 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 119,528.8 points in Jan 2018 and a record low of 1.0 points in Jan 1986

In line with the 'Removal of Two Zeros from Equity Indices” project, starting with July 27, 2020, BIST removed 2 zeros from the stock indices calculated in Turkish Liras (TRY). Therefore, the base values of these indices were divided by 100. Borsa Istanbul provides daily data on 11 major stock market indices, but the BIST National 100 index is the one most closely monitored by analysts.


Further information about Turkey BIST National 100

• In the latest reports, Borsa Istanbul recorded a monthly P/E ratio of 6.2 in Jul 2023

Key information about Portugal Lisbon PSI 20

• Portugal Lisbon PSI 20 closed at 6,800.1 points in Feb 2025, compared with 6,524.3 points at the previous month end
• Portugal Equity Market Index: Month End: Lisbon PSI 20 data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1992 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 6,119.9 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 14,644.3 points in Feb 2000 and a record low of 3,000.0 points in Dec 1992

EuroNext provides daily data on 3 major stock market indices, but the PSI 20 index is the one most closely monitored by analysts

As of January 29, 2025, the FTSE index stood at ******** points - well above its average value of around ***** points in the past few years.On the 12th of March 2020, amid the escalating crisis surrounding the coronavirus and fears of a global recession, the FTSE 100 suffered the second largest one day crash in its history and the biggest since the 1987 market crash. On the 23rd of March, the FTSE index saw its lowest value this year to date at ******** but has since began a tentative recovery. With the continuation of the pandemic, the FTSE 100 index was making a tentative recovery between late March 2020 and early June 2020. Since then the FSTE 100 index had plateaued towards the end of July, before starting a tentative upward trend in November. FTSE 100 The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, otherwise known as the FTSE 100 Index is a share index of the 100 largest companies trading on the London Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization. At the end of March 2024, the largest company trading on the LSE was Shell. The largest ever initial public offering (IPO) on the LSE was Glencore International plc. European stock exchanges While nearly every country in Europe has a stock exchange, only five are considered major, and have a market capital of over one trillion U.S dollars. European stock exchanges make up two of the top ten major stock markets in the world. Europe’s biggest stock exchange is the Euronext which combines seven markets based in Belgium, France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal.

Key information about Morocco MASI

• Morocco MASI closed at 16,723.8 points in Feb 2025, compared with 16,248.2 points at the previous month end
• Morocco Equity Market Index: Month End: MASI data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 9,457.0 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 16,723.8 points in Feb 2025 and a record low of 1,171.6 points in Jan 1993

Casablanca Stock Exchange provides daily data on 2 major stock market indices, but the MASI index is the one most closely monitored by analysts